I can recall a couple of them here. The first is the no-goal-tending rule after the basketball hit the rim. The second one is more stupid: they count the point difference in overtime for team standing. I remember a long time ago a Hungary team was leading by two with a few seconds to go. They actually intentionally scored for their opponent to get to the overtime, then blow then in overtime to advance.
Yes the no-goal-tending one is unfair. For the OT points, I don't see the problem. In this WC, each team plays only 5 games and there is a very good chance to have a tie and it's unfair to ignore the plus points a team gets from a win. However, in NBA we have 82 games per season and there are lots of rules to break the tie before considering the point difference.
I hope your be scarcastic. Being able to hit a ball rolling around the rim is so unfair. Why do you think it's called goal tending in the NBA? Btw, the NBA is the standard when it comes to bball. For the second rule, i'm sure they have a ranking of ranks: team record first, did this team beat this team that's tied with them, then points differential. This tournament is on a schedule with TV Programs, the top 16 stage is already set to play on a certain date. They can't have another tie breaker game as it wouldn't be fair because they have to play another game while teams in other brackets don't (ie, less rest/practice time for next stage). At least there is no "shoot-out" tie breaker like in soccer. Anyone know about the Yao charge rule. Yao was complaining that although it was a charge, he still made the 2 PT. Was he suppose to get the 2 PTs and a charge or because it was a charge, he doesn't get the points. Or it is possible to get 2 PTs with the charge but the points are at the refs descretion.
I really dont understand why the international rules should be differernt. Soccer is soccer, no matter where you play. Same with baseball.
If both teams are allowed to do it, then how is it unfair? You may not like the rule, or think it is stupid, but to be unfair it must give an advantage to one team over another.
I thought that it was illegal to purposefully score on your own basket, or is that an NBA only rule? I remember Ricky Davis intentionally missing on his own goal when he played for the Cavs to try and get a rebound for a triple double and somebody saying that the shot attempt wouldn't have counted, therefore there wouldn't have been a rebound...
That's just a r****ded thing to say. I can't see any reason for you to say that. Look: basketball is an international sport. The U.S. no longer dominates international play. Why? Because the NBA game favors individual performances. The international game is very appealing because teams like Argentina play like a team.
agree, yes NBA is the best league, however the rule book is not the perfect one. If so, why the local NCAA men's basketball has a different rule book? I just don't understant the restrict zone in the paint, gaurd and forward can charge into people and go to free throw line, that's just wrong, that may produce more point, and produce "star" in the NBA, the rule basically just bail out the guard in the air when he has no place to go, and punish big man for head up defense. See how this rule worked out in the World Cup? the Greek gurad harrassed the CP 3, and they win by playing decent pick and role, which the players in the US frogot to utilize and don't know how to defend. Remember when pick and role was the bread and butter for the offense? my opinion is, when you face more PnR in the NBA games, you will learn to defend it better. Also, people say that those european teams have "always played together" growing up. but the reality is, they also had a short period of training camp before the world Cup, with similar duration of the TEAM USA. they have the euro league going on, although not as good as the NBA. spain and Greece just plays better defense as a team, that's how they win games, and they play efficient in the offense end.
